Pro-EU and pro-reform opposition parties have done better than expected in Moldova's snap elections. But tough coalition talks lie ahead. With 85 percent of ballots counted on Thursday morning (30 July), the four main opposition factions got 47.5 percent and the Communist party got 45.2 percent.
The snap elections were called after widespread accusations of fraud in an earlier poll in April, which ended in violent protests and deaths in police custody. The EU in the run-up to Wednesday's vote laid out conditions for deeper integration. Free and fair elections, respect for human rights and the creation of a credible enquiry into April's events would secure full participation in the EU's "Eastern Partnership" scheme and EU advocacy with international financial lenders, Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski said.
Moldova's future EU relations will be complicated by pro-Russian authorities in the breakaway Transniestria province, who have risen in stature due to the political mess in Chisinau.
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